Pool Equipment & Check Valve Leak Repair in Houston, TX

The Leaks Hiding in Plain Sight — at Your Equipment Pad

While most pool leaks hide underground or behind a wall, a whole category of them sits right out in the open, at the equipment pad. A weeping union, a cracked valve, a dripping check valve, or a leaking connection at the pump, filter, or heater can lose water steadily and stress the entire system — and because owners expect leaks to be hidden, the wet equipment pad is sometimes the last place anyone thinks to look.

At Orbit Pool Leak Detection, we find and repair equipment-pad and valve leaks across Greater Houston, backed by a 60-day detection accuracy guarantee and a 2-year repair warranty.

The Leaks You Can Actually See

Equipment-pad leaks have one advantage: they’re visible. You might spot a puddle that never dries under the pump or filter, a fine spray from a union when the system runs, a mineral crust building where water has been seeping, or air being drawn in at a loose fitting. The catch is that a drip at the pad runs every minute the pump is on, so even a “minor” leak there adds up quickly — and the moisture can corrode equipment and electrical connections over time if it’s left alone.

When a Check Valve Fails

Not every equipment problem shows up as a drip. A check valve’s job is to keep water moving one direction and stop it from running backward — so when it fails, the symptoms are functional rather than wet: the pump loses its prime between cycles, water drains back toward the pool when the system shuts off, the pump runs dry or takes ages to catch, or air keeps working into the lines. A failing check valve is easy to mistake for a pump problem, when the real fix is the valve itself.

Diagnosing What's Leaking at the Pad

We start by running the system and reading the pad under real pressure, because many of these leaks only appear when water is moving:

Tracing each drip, spray, or wet spot back to the exact valve, union, or fitting
Testing check valves to confirm they’re holding and seating properly
Checking the connections at the pump, filter, and heater for seepage
Ruling the pad in or out, so an above-ground leak isn’t blamed on the plumbing underground

That last step matters — confirming the leak is at the pad can save you from digging up a yard that was never the problem. It’s the same evidence-first approach behind all of our pool leak detection.

Repairing the Valve or Fitting — and Restoring Proper Flow

Once the failure is isolated, we replace or rebuild the specific component rather than the whole setup. That might mean swapping a failed check valve for a new one that seats and holds correctly, replacing a cracked valve or weeping union, or resealing the connection at a piece of equipment.

We then run the system again to confirm the leak is gone and that flow, pressure, and prime are all back to normal before we call the job done.

Every Valve, Fitting, and Connection We Service

Beyond finding and stopping leaks, we repair and replace the specific valves, fittings, and components that fail at a Houston equipment pad. If a part is leaking, sticking, or letting water move the wrong way, it’s on this list:

Jandy check valve replacement and installation
Jandy valve installation and diverter replacement
Jandy O-ring replacement
Multiport (multivalve) gasket replacement
Eyeball check valve installation
Filter air relief valve replacement
Wall fitting repair and replacement
Polaris and cleaner line repair

Each one is a small part with an outsized effect — a worn O-ring or a stuck diverter can cost you water, pressure, and prime until it’s properly replaced.